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FOCUS RACE
70.3 Barcelona : A race always striving for the best
Less than 2 months before your race, how
is the competition situated in terms of
participation ? field ? what is the most
represented nation ?
Fortunately, as with many other IRONMAN 70.3
races around the world, there are many countries
represented in our race. This multi-cultural
participation is one of the best points of IRONMAN
70.3 Barcelona. After Great Britain, the most
represented country, Spain, France, Netherlands
and Ireland make up our TOP 5. In total, 2500
athletes from 60 countries will be represented in
IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona
What are the differences between this
edition and the last editions ? Do you feel a
difference regarding popularity ?
We are always working on improving our athletes
race experience and we know that people who
choose IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona to achieve their
sport goal deserve the best from our staff and we
have a real commitment to this. We hope the 2017
edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona will be better
than 2016 but worse than 2018 edition.
A lot of famous triathletes have already
participated to this competition. What
has contributed to the reputation of your
manifestation?
You’re right! Great triathletes like Jan Frodeno,
Eneko Llanos, Frederik Van Lierde, Camila
Pedersen or Eva Wutti have raced IRONMAN 70.3
Barcelona. All of them choose our race because the
swim, bike and run courses are ideal to test their
performance especially our hilly bike course. The
race is also a perfect warm up event for IRONMAN
pro Athletes.
Are there some similarities between the 70.3
and the full distance ? For the participants
of the full distance, could the 70.3 be a
rehearsal ?
For IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona Staff it is a real
positive thing that athletes like Van Lierde, Victor
del Corral or Patrick Nilsson compete again here
but we are happy to welcome all age group athletes
too. We like all the athletes, pro’s and age groupers
who enjoy the IRONMAN experience in Calella
and cross the finish line with a big smile.
What is the strength of your race ?
A high percentage of both events IRONMAN 70.3
Barcelona and IRONMAN Barcelona Athletes are
first timers. We are so happy that they choose our
races to debut in the different distances and the
feeling of these athletes is totally different than
the “veterans”.
You can feel this “first timer” attitude from the
moment they arrive in the city. Their faces, their
look, their typical nervous movements in the expo
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